TRANSPORT TECH - Day Shift
About The Position
The Transport Tech I is responsible for the safe, timely, and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items to and from the various testing areas and nursing units within the medical center. Communication: Effectively communicates all stages of transport to designated dispatcher. Communicates effectively and courteously with ancillary areas, nursing, department personnel, patients, and guests. Reports all issues pertaining to the inability of efficiently transporting patient to designated dispatcher (delay management). Immediately communicates to management regarding issues involving customer satisfaction. Safety: Immediately reports all unsafe equipment to management. Uses safe practices to take action when necessary to protect the health and well-being of patients, visitors, or coworkers. Reports any and all unsafe practices to management. Practices safe and effective use of all transport equipment. Continuously acts in a manner in which the safety of the patient is the top priority. Accountability: Transports all patients in a timely manner. Attends all required in-services and staff meetings. Abides by all department and hospital policies and procedures. Receives direction from lead, supervisor/coordinator and director. Demonstrates initiative and creativity to continuously improves services, departmental and interdepartmental processes, and any other activities that affect quality. Works effectively with members of the transport team, and delivers care that is customer- oriented and cost-effective. Maintains defined levels of productivity. Privacy: Understands and follows all hospital HIPAA policies and procedures. Maintains patient and guest privacy at all times while transporting.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the safe, timely, and accurate transport of patients, medical equipment, and patient-related items
- Effectively communicates all stages of transport to designated dispatcher
- Communicates effectively and courteously with ancillary areas, nursing, department personnel, patients, and guests
- Reports all issues pertaining to the inability of efficiently transporting patient to designated dispatcher (delay management)
- Immediately communicates to management regarding issues involving customer satisfaction
- Immediately reports all unsafe equipment to management
- Uses safe practices to protect the health and well-being of patients, visitors, or coworkers
- Reports any and all unsafe practices to management
- Practices safe and effective use of all transport equipment
- Continuously acts in a manner in which the safety of the patient is the top priority
- Transports all patients in a timely manner
- Attends all required in-services and staff meetings
- Abides by all department and hospital policies and procedures
- Receives direction from lead, supervisor/coordinator and director
- Demonstrates initiative and creativity to continuously improves services, departmental and interdepartmental processes, and any other activities that affect quality
- Works effectively with members of the transport team, and delivers care that is customer- oriented and cost-effective
- Maintains defined levels of productivity
- Understands and follows all hospital HIPAA policies and procedures
- Maintains patient and guest privacy at all times while transporting
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
